scholarly journals 2017 Meeting of the National Directors of Graduate Studies in Pharmacology and Physiology

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 396-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya R. Victor ◽  
Kaitlyn K. Thompson ◽  
Joey V. Barnett ◽  
Kelly D. Karpa
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Graduate Education ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Scientific Rigor ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Education Training

The National Directors of Graduate Studies biennial meeting is a forum for directors from pharmacology and physiology graduate programs to discuss challenges and best practices for programs that are preparing trainees to be successful in the biomedical workforce. The 2017 meeting was held on the campus of Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY. Over the course of the 3-day event, several themes evolved, including graduate education training and curricula, diversity and career development, and scientific rigor and communication. Overall, presentations and discussions highlighted the challenges and opportunities for training PhD biomedical scientists and featured best practices from across the country.

scholarly journals Challenges and opportunities in graduate nursing education by distributed learning in Canada and Brazil

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 755-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Molzahn ◽  
Marjorie Macdonald ◽  
Elizabeth Banister ◽  
Laurene Sheilds ◽  
Rosalie Starzomski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Graduate Education ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Distributed Learning ◽  
Nursing Programs ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Graduate Nursing

In this paper, the authors share their experience related to graduate nursing programs offered by distributed learning (DL) in Canada and Brazil. Although degrees offered by DL are often the subject of criticism, the authors' experience has been that learning outcomes have been very good. Nevertheless, a number of challenges and opportunities have been encountered including those associated with flexibility of the program, delivering practice courses at a distance, facilitating interaction, faculty workload and preparation and student support, Newer technologies that may assist in this effort are identified. Despite the challenges encountered, students rate the program highly and ongoing efforts are underway to ensure excellence of such flexible innovative graduate programs in nursing. The authors argue that despite the challenges, DL programs offer high quality graduate education that meets the needs of many nurses.

scholarly journals 2015 Meeting of the National Directors of Graduate Studies in Pharmacology and Physiology

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-141
Author(s):  
Ashley J. McFalls ◽  
Joey V. Barnett ◽  
Kelly D. Karpa
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Education ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
Sunday Morning ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Grant Applications ◽  
Comprehensive Knowledge ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Researchers trained in pharmacology and physiology must possess not only a comprehensive knowledge of chemistry and the nature of compounds but also a deep understanding of physiology and predict how these compounds function in a system or organism. However, graduate programs in pharmacology and physiology have increasingly begun to focus on more reductionist approaches to basic science, neglecting training in integrative/systems physiology. In response to a decline in the competency of recent pharmacology and physiology graduates, a biennial meeting, National Directors of Graduate Studies (NDOGS) in pharmacology and physiology, was conceived to address these concerns and improve the quality of graduate education. NDOGS functions as a forum for directors of pharmacology and physiology programs to exchange ideas and tackle the challenges facing graduate education. The 2015 meeting was held on the campus of the University of Cincinnati, and each day of the meeting was allocated for discussion of a broad topic. On Friday, talks were aimed at “enhancing the professional pipeline.” On Saturday, the theme of “fitting training to emerging needs” tackled ways that universities can respond to the emerging needs of a changing society. Sunday morning updated graduate program directors about changes to National Institutes of Health T32 Training Grant applications and provided a forum for program directors to share their experiences and concerns. Throughout the meeting, presentations and discussions highlighted challenges and opportunities that apply broadly to PhD training in the biomedical sciences and revealed best practices to improve training and career preparation of PhD trainees.

ACADEMIC GRADUATE PROGRAM IN NURSING AT UFSC: TECHNOLOGICAL, POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Lenise do Prado ◽  
Mara Ambrosina de Oliveira Vargas ◽  
José Luis Guedes dos Santos ◽  
Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann ◽  
Jussara Gue Martini
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Education ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Nursing Science ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
Qualitative Evidence

ABSTRACT Objective: to discuss the different impacts - technological, political, social and economic - of Graduate Program in Nursing at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, problematizing their indicators and their adequacy to the field of Nursing and Health, according to the genesis and nature of Nursing care, the Nursing science and its interfaces with other fields of knowledge. Method: a study conducted in July 2021 based on documentary sources extracted from an institutional form, for evaluating graduates and annual reports of the Program in the period between 2011 and 2020. The documentary data were submitted to descriptive analysis. Results: the technological, political, social and economic impacts and their respective indicators are presented as proposed by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Level Personnel for the evaluation of graduate programs. The evaluation of the impacts of graduate education in Nursing indicated that it represents a challenge to be faced, given the difficulties identifying quantitative and qualitative evidence allowing such verification. Conclusion: important impacts of the Program are evidenced; however, the indicators and respective criteria are questioned regarding the best adequacy and completeness to the field of Nursing and Health, according to the genesis and nature of Nursing care, the Nursing science and interfaces with the other fields of knowledge. Therefore, it is urgent to invest in studies and to propose indicators and criteria to evidence the real impact of the Graduate Programs in Nursing on society.

Higher Education and the Move From Bachelor's Degrees to Graduate Programs

2020 ◽  
pp. 8-13
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
American Association ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Doctoral Degrees ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
American Universities ◽  
European Institutions ◽  
Bachelor's Degrees

This chapter explains relevant parts of the historical development of American universities. It begins with the development of graduate studies in European institutions and explains selected parts of this history that are relevant to the doctorate in contemporary American universities. Details of the development of American colleges and universities are presented focusing on the nature of the doctoral degrees in American universities, the founding of the American Association of Universities (AAU), and the AAU's influence on the movement towards standardization of the doctorate.

The COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities for Immigrant Career Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 172-196
Author(s):  
Lizette Solis-Cortes ◽  
Falu Rami
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Executive Orders ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Development Paths ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee ◽  
The Impact ◽  
To Receive

This chapter focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's disproportionate impact on immigrants' careers and employment opportunities, and the dire need to address inequitable career development opportunities. COVID-19 has also highlighted the anti-immigrant sentiment and structural barriers that impact immigrant career experiences and outcomes. A second interrelated obstacle to immigrant career development paths are recent executive orders signed by Donald Trump in the United States against immigrants and refugees as well as global anti-immigrant and refugee policies such as Brexit and the Citizenship Amendment Act. Immigrant workers require advocacy, protection, and avenues to receive continued support during and post-pandemic. Resources for immigrant employers and employees including international resources, avenues for advocacy, and recommendations to service providers are discussed.

Emerging Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. High-Speed Rail Development

2016 ◽  
pp. 81-123
Author(s):  
Francis P. Banko ◽  
Jackson H. Xue
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Rail Transportation ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
International Experiences ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Tier I

As we witness the advancement of U.S. high-speed rail initiatives, the country can look towards its European and Asian counterparts for best practices and lessons learned from their decades of high-speed rail design and operations. These experiences gained may be applicable towards projects such as the Texas Central Railway and the California High-Speed Rail Project. This chapter will address the events of 2009 that have brought domestic high-speed rail to the forefront of U.S. rail transportation. This includes the new FRA Tier I and proposed Tier III criteria, challenges associated with each FRA tier of operation, overseas interoperability efforts, snapshots of international experiences (from policy and technological perspectives), the holistic system-based approach to safety, ongoing efforts of the FRA Engineering Task Force, and additional challenges and opportunities moving forward.

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